Children Health & Harmony Fun Day

To raise health awareness among ethnic minority children, the Multicultural Ethnic Link Teen Centre had held the "Children Health & Harmony Fun Day" on the eve of International Children's Day. The Opening ceremony was hosted by Legislative Councilor, Mr. Vincent CHENG, Deputy Director for Home Affairs, Mr. TE Chi Wang, District Officer of Yau Tsim Mong, Mr. Edward YU, District Counsilor, Mr. Benny Yeung and our Centre's Director, Mr. Craig JO. Supporting organizations included the Hong Kong Pediatric Society, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Yan Oi Tong, Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, the Children’s Spine Fund, and the Christian United Nathan Road Community Health Service.

Honorable guests and the representatives of supporting organizations

In his welcoming speech, Mr. Cheng expressed gratitude to the supporting organizations for their participation and emphasized his concern for the health of minority children. He stated that knowledge about preventing childhood diseases is particularly important for minority children who may have weaker health awareness. He hopes that through health talks and booth activities, minority families will enhance the understanding of childhood diseases and increase their attention to their children's physical and mental health.

Mr. Cheng specifically mentioned that the Multicultural Ethnic Link Teen Centre has been providing comprehensive social services, educational support, employment assistance, and cultural integration programs for minorities, benefiting over 20,000 people. The Centre has collaborated with more than 62 primary and secondary schools to promote cross-cultural understanding and is launching a cultural exchange program specifically for university students, aiming to foster ethnic integration into mainstream Chinese culture.

The event featured health seminar provided by the Hong Kong Pediatric Society, along with our own magic performance team and juggling performances. There were also various games at booths focused on children's health and cultural integration, attracting enthusiastic participation from over a hundred minority families. All the participants are feeling excited and satisfy for our performances and our game booths. Most of our participants is getting to know more information about children health care and immunization through the seminar.

Children health seminars held by Dr Polly Ho

Game booths snapshot

Performer alongside with audience